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Quite recently, Hamish published an article about Barnack Leica’s giving 7 reasons to own one. Well, he mentioned all the advantages of these cameras, but he didn’t ...
2 January, 2016
7 Reasons you should own a Thread Mount Leica
7 reasons and a whole load of waffle about why I (and some reader of 35mmc) think all photographers should own, or at least try, a thread mount Leica
1 January, 2016
The Gear Acquisition Syndrome Horseshoe
Just a bit of fun. I’ve been thinking about Gear Acquisition Syndrome and what it means to me. I thought about writing a post about it but decided instead it could be bett...
23 December, 2015
One camera, four conversations – Pieter Geloen
The man with his cigarette I met when I asked him if there was some nice scenery to take a picture of (I was in a town I never was before) He told me there wasn’t really anythin...
22 December, 2015
A 35mm compact camera lens conversion – Part 1 – Choosing the lens
I've decided to have one of my compact camera lenses converted to Leica thread mount by MS-Optical in Japan. Rather than wait until the end of the project to document the whole ...
21 December, 2015
Not shooting / won’t shoot – What to do to find and build inspiration – by Ryan Neilan
‘I wanna live. I wish I was dead.’ So screams Henry Rollins through my headphones, screaming at me from Black Flag’s debut album,’Damaged.’ Ever since I was about eleven or twel...
16 December, 2015
A Birthday at the Birmingham German Christmas Market
For the second year running, a few weeks ago me and a bunch of mates visited the Birmingham German Christmas Market. I must be honest, the non-consumable things on sale don̵...
13 December, 2015
Voigtlander Bessa L – (not really a) review
The Voigtlander Bessa L is a camera I've owned twice. I've bought it twice thinking it'd be perfect for a type of shooting I thought I might give a go. Unfortunately, on both oc...
